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Twelve alms-men of the church of 
Westminster, two and two, in 
their gowns, with the badges 
of their order. 
The messenger of the order in his 
surcoat. 
The esquires. of the knights elect, 
three and three, their caps 
in their hands. 
The esquires of the knights-compa- 
nions, their caps on their heads. 
Prebendaries of the church of West- 
minster, two and two. 
.The sub-dean, carrying the bible 
in his right hand. 
Officers of arms according to their 
rank in their tabards, viz. 
Pursuivants. 
Heralds. 
Provincial kings. 
Knights elect, two and two, car- 
rying their hats and feathers in 
their hands. 
Gentleman usher—Register— 
_Secretary— 
Bath king at arms—Garter— 
Genealogist. 
The dean of Westminster, Dean of 
the order, carrying in his right hand 
the form of the oath and 
admonition. 
His royal highness the duke of York, 
first'and principal knight com- 
panion, as great master, 
covered. 
Twelve yeomen of the guards, 
to close the procession. 
The proxies walked in the place 
of their respective knights, wearing 
the surcoat and girt, with the sword 
of the order; they carried the 
mantle on their right arm; they 
had no spurs, nor the hat and fea- 
ther, but walked with a hat in their 
hands. ‘lhe procession advanced to 
the end of the south aisle, where her 
majesty, the princess of Wales, and 
the princesses Augusta, Elizabeth, 
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Mary, Sophia, and Amelia, with 
the duke of Cumberland, were seated. 
in a box lined with crimson, over 
Mr. Congreve’s monument. ‘The 
knights halted, and paid their ebe- 
dience to her majesty and the prin- 
cesses ; the whole of the company 
in the nave of the cathedral at the 
same time standing up; the proces- 
sion then crossed over to the north 
aile, and proceeded down till they 
came to Henry VIIth chapel, the 
trumpets continuing to sound till 
they reached it. The banners of 
the deceased knights were buried 
under the altar; the band, during 
the ceremony, playing the Dead 
March in Saul. The installation of 
the respective knights then took 
place. Divine service was performed ; 
and the Te Deum composed by Dr. 
Cook, and appropriate anthems, 
were sung by the gentlemen of the 
choir of Westminster, assisted by the 
choirs of the Chapels Royal. Di- 
vine service having ended, the knights 
put on their hats and feathers, the 
proxies remaining uncovered, and 
approached severally with their 
companions to the altar, where each 
knight, standing and drawing his 
sword, Offered it to the dean, who 
received it, and laid it on the altar. 
The knights then received their 
swords of the dean, who restored 
them with the proper admonitions. 
The ceremony then concluded; and 
Handel’s Coronation Anthem, God 
save the King, having been sung, 
the procession returned back to the 
prince’s chamber, in the same order 
it came from thence; except that 
the prebendaries retired to the Je- 
rusalem Chamber from the abbey 
door, and the esquires and officers 
of arms, and officers of the order, 
when they came out of the church, 
were covered.—On the procession 
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